Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-30
Establishments
Total. 93

I0t0i. 1U3
In 1887, the report says, there were ac-
cordiDg to the best information obtaina-
BILE S43 strikes, the details of which are
during the six years covered by the inves-
tigation the building trades furnished
5000 OF the total number of establish
ments engaged IN strikes. The total
number of employees involved in the
whole number of strikes for the entire
period Is shown to have been 1878, 1924.
The number ofsemployes originating Ithe
strikes was l.020,s32; number of
employees in all establishments
before the strikes occurred was
| ,662,045, while the whole number
employed in the establishments involved
after the strikes occurred were 1,636,247,
q loss of 25, 798. There were 103,03S
new employees engaged after the strikes,
and 1888 were brought from other
places than those In which the strikes &C.
CURED. In 2IS2 establishments leckout5
were ordered during the period named.
In these there l73 955 emDloYes before
the lOckOuts occurred, and 1863, 1876 at
ter the lockouts, while the man,
Der actually locked out was 159. 45S.
There were 1875 employees secured aE
the close Of the lockouts and 5682 were
brought from ether places than those in
which the lockouts occurred. or the
whole number of employees involved In
strikes during the six years covered by
the report, SO Sc per cent. were males
and ii A per cent females. OF these in
volyed in lockouts, 6S.7s per cent. were
males and 1922 per cent. fe-
males. An examination of tables ep-
pended to the report shows that
of the %. $50 establishments in which
strikes occurred 1892 or 80 IL per
cent. Of the whole strikes were ordered
by labor organizations, while OF the 2l82
establishments in which lockOuts oc-
CURED, 1853 or S0.S4 per cent. were or
dered by combinations OF managers.
The average duration of stoppage on
account OF strikes was 23.l days for lock
outs, % days.
The results Of the strikes so far as
gaining the objects sought are con-
cerned, are shown to be as follows:
Success followed in 1047 cases, or IS 80
per cent. of the whole; partial success in
1904 or Is. As per cent. of the whole, and
failure followed in 500 cases or $3.50
per cent. of the whole. By lockout 5s4
establishments or 20 Sc per cent. of whole
succeeded In gaining their point; 100 or
OH per Ccuts partly SuCCSSUtu, huu 10Vo
or $3.50 per cent. failed.
As to the causes or objects Of the
strikes 1t is shown that the increase OF
wages was the principal one, AZ. "A per
cent.
Disclaiming absolute accuracy the re-
port gives the losses Of employees and
employers resulting from strikes and
lOcko1ts as follows: Losses to the
ef ri fr1r{nO afy uoaro covorod hv
Investigations, $51, 816,1 65; loss to en-
ployes through lockouts for same period,
SS,132,7l7, or q fetal wage loss to the
employees Of s59, 94s,s82. This loss oc-
CURED for both strikes and lockouts in
"a ,57S establishments, or An average loss
of S2445 to each establishment, or of
nearly $40 to each striker involved.
The assistance given to strikers during
the same period so far IS ascertained,
amounts to SS,325 057; to those suffering
from lockouts Sl,l05, $50, or q total Of
S4,430,595. These amounts, however,
the Commissioner says, are undoubtedly
too low. The employers losses through
strikes for the Six years amounted TO
$50, 1872, $685. through lockout, SO, 422, POI,
or total loss TO the establishments in
volved OF sS4, 1924.
Besides completing the field work for
this report and the compilation Of the
information the bureau has carried on
almost TO completion the Investigation
begun last year concerning the moral,
physical and economical conditions OF the
working women Of the great cities, end has
continued its Investigation into the cost Of
the distribution OF great staple products.
II has also undertaken according to con-
gressional instruction the collection OF
salaries OF marriage and divorces in the
United States, report OF which may be
submitted before the close Of the present
session OF Congress.
DEPENDENT PENSIONS BILL.
Special to the Gazetts.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-When the new
pens On committee OF tie House Is or
sanizet the prooabiIitie are that bill
Coni;eged on fourth page.